The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to provide employment to 90 lakh people in Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME). At a meeting with officials in Lucknow, the UP Chief Minister said: “It is our commitment to bring back the glory of MSME sector. The present crisis due to coronavirus has given […]
The UK government has admitted sending about 50,000 coronavirus tests to the US last week for processing after “operational issues” in British labs, it was reported on Sunday. The Department of Health said sending swabs abroad were among the contingencies to deal with “teething problems”, the BBC reported. The samples were airlifted to the US […]
Amid the forced break due to COVID-19 pandemic, Australia women’s cricket team captain Meg Lanning provided a virtual batting class to Ireland womens cricket squad. Lanning was joined by former Irish captain Isobel Joyce in a ‘virtual’ batting masterclass this week. The session was chaired by Irish women’s team head coach Ed Joyce and also […]
Cricket Australia has made no bones about the fact that Indias tour scheduled towards the end of the year could in a big way decide how the Australian boards financial position looks post the coronavirus-led economic setback. And now BCCI Treasurer Arun Dhumal has gone ahead and given them some respite saying that a two-week […]
Apple on Thursday announced to award $10 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to US-based COPAN Diagnostics, a market leader in sample collection kits that play a critical role in COVID-19 testing. The funding will allow COPAN Diagnostics to rapidly accelerate their supply of COVID-19 sample collection kits for hospitals across the US, reaching more […]
Australia’s suicide rate could increase by as much as 50 per cent as the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were taking their toll on people’s mental health, experts predicted on Thursday. In a joint statement, a group of Australian mental health experts warned that the impact of the COVID-19 on the economy […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan has made a gaffe claiming that the COVID-19 curve has been flattening in Pakistan. The faux pas happened because he was reading the chart upside down. The Pakistani media reported that Khan addressing a press conference announced on Wednesday, “We’ve finally managed to flatten the curve so that the public health […]
The government of Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi won a vote of confidence Thursday in Parliament, putting an end to more than five months of political turmoil. Lawmakers approved Al-Kadhimi and 15 of his candidates for ministerial posts, including the key defence and interior portfolios, while rejecting four others and postponing a vote on nominees […]
The Australian government has approved the deployment of US Marines to the Northern Territory (NT) despite the coronavirus travel bans currently imposed in the country. About 2,500 Marines were due to arrive in Darwin last month as part of an annual rotation to the NT, reports Xinhua news agency. But the rotation was postponed indefinitely […]
I For India, the mega fundraiser concerts, which was live-streamed on Facebook on Sunday, saw a massive Hollywood and Bollywood participation. Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Vicky Kaushal, Vidya Balan, Katrina Kaif, Rani Mukerji, Arjun Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh were among 85 artistes […]